58 page course booklet included
Tutor: Mr Tony Wilson BSc MSc Grad Dip Phys MCSP MSOM DipInjTher
Day one
09.00 Introduction - Myths and Mysteries, Assumptions and Half-Truths
Significance of problem; what we know, how we know, what we suspect, what we assume; common misconceived concepts and notions
09.45 Anatomy of lateral structures and knee flexors
Maltracking - current thinking; predisposing factors; lateral retinaculum - superficial and deep; patellofemoral, transverse and patellotibial 'ligaments'; Merchant's radiograph; iliotibial band; hamstrings; gastrocnemius
10.00 Examination
History; lateral retinaculum - selectively stressing, glide and tilt; iliotibial band - modified Ober's test; hamstrings; gastrocnemius restriction test; calf discrimination test
11.10 Coffee
11.25 Anatomy of medial structures and plicae
Medial retinaculum; medial tibial rotators; saphenous nerve; plicae - superior, medial, inferior/lateral
11.50 Examination
History; Wilson's medial compartment test; plica syndrome; plica test; 'Movie goer's knee'; O'Connor's sign; surgical videos
12.30 Surgery for anterior knee pain
Options; is it justified, is it logical, does it hurt, does it work ?; surgical video
01.00 Lunch
01.45 Anatomy of infrapatellar fat pad, patellar tendon and epiphyses
Fat pad; deep infrapatellar bursa; patellar tendon and tendinopathies
02.15 Examination
Hoffa's disease/syndrome; Hoffa's sign; fat pad/bursa differential examination; patellar tendonitis/tendinosis - semantics or a legitimate clinical dilemma ?; alta/baja; post ACL repair problems
2.45 Chondromalacia, Osteochondritis dissecans, stress fractures and others
Osgood-Schlatter's disease; Sinding-Larsen-Johannsen disease; chondromalacia patellae; patellar stress fracture; infrapatellar contracture syndrome; osteochondritis dissecans; case study; computer graphics and video
03.25 Tea
03.40 VMO and friends - just who is in control ? What the Papers Say
VMO - do you believe ?; overview of VMO/VL debate and the establishment of what is proven as opposed to what is accepted; motor control
04.10 A model for anterior knee pain
A framework for the genesis of AKP
04.30 Finish
Day two of course